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best song to introduce highschoolers to pearl jam?

just davejust dave Posts: 260
edited April 2010 in The Porch
I have 2 grade 10's and a grade 11 class. All three are guitar classes.

What is the best song to introduce them to pearl jam? they have no idea what they are in for ;)

Video would be awesome with it. as i bring in youtube video's of bands all the time.
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    "Alive". Probably any video that you can find online.
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  • McNairnMcNairn Posts: 284
    Blood
    or Spin the Black Circle
  • loopjdloopjd Posts: 121
    Make sure you don't tell them it is Pearl Jam until AFTER. Being in high school myself, I know that there are a lot of people who would just think "Pearl Jam? I've heard them on the radio! Sell-outs!" For specific songs, maybe State of Love and Trust or Off He Goes.
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  • lukins.lawyerlukins.lawyer Posts: 128
    Given to Fly...maybe Jeremy...In Hiding. I remember when I was in grade 9. Fell in love...who knew it would last a lifetime.
    No need to be void,... or save up on life...
    You got to spend it all.....

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  • NoelMichaelNoelMichael Posts: 1,630
    I'd go with RVM and Unthought Known, but definitely RVM
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  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    who knows really. everyone gets hit different.
    first song to really catch my attention was an acoustic version of black...and i listened to rap at the time.
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 37,937
    start where most of us started. Ten. Go from there.
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  • Child Of The 90sChild Of The 90s Posts: 526
    What songs did you listen to in high school?
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,415
    Rearviewmirror is a must! Then try out Alive, Why Go, Animal!
  • made us starsmade us stars Posts: 166
    I'm 15. World Wide Suicide, Dissident, Last Kiss, RVM, Animal, and Better Man are what really got my attention.

    But I like the above suggestion of not telling them the artist until after. Whenever I start talking about them to friends, half of them just say something like "damn, old farts."
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  • Brain of JasonBrain of Jason Posts: 111
    My vote is leash. This always got me pumped as a teenager. I always thought of it as a big FU to the adults.
    I'm still alive..
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 37,937
    Brain of Jason wrote:
    My vote is leash. This always got me pumped as a teenager. I always thought of it as a big FU to the adults.
    ONLY problem is language. some parents might freak!!
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  • One Song GloryOne Song Glory Posts: 710
    Not For You appeals to the rebellious teenager in all of us. :)
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,415
    mickeyrat wrote:
    Brain of Jason wrote:
    My vote is leash. This always got me pumped as a teenager. I always thought of it as a big FU to the adults.
    ONLY problem is language. some parents might freak!!

    They could change the lyrics to "Drop the leash, drop the leash... Get outta' my MMMM face!" :geek:
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 37,937
    demetrios wrote:
    mickeyrat wrote:
    Brain of Jason wrote:
    My vote is leash. This always got me pumped as a teenager. I always thought of it as a big FU to the adults.
    ONLY problem is language. some parents might freak!!

    They could change the lyrics to "Drop the leash, drop the leash... Get outta' my MMMM face!" :geek:
    REminds me of the movie The Doors when they're on sullivan show!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol:
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    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • redmosquito10redmosquito10 Posts: 568
    im somewhat close to highschool age, and for me it would be almost anything from yield, especially being faithfull.

    that being said, for most of my friends who arent pj fans, they seem to like elderly woman, alive, black, and the fixer the best. i say eff it, teach them your favorite song, and your passion for it will make them at least respect it. unless theyre complete jackasses
    "Ah, life is a gate, a way, a path to Paradise anyway, why not live for fun and joy and love or some sort of girl by a fireside, why not go to your desire and LAUGH..."
  • badbrainsbadbrains Posts: 10,255
    The song that got me way back in high school-Evenflow....
  • withtheleaveswiththeleaves Posts: 52
    Daughter...when I was in school that was a song everyone liked, male or female...and any fan of any music.
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    guess it depends on who they are.
  • usamamasan1usamamasan1 Posts: 4,695
    "This next one's DEEP"

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    first concert memory for me.
  • ECMECM Posts: 1,687
    mickeyrat wrote:
    start where most of us started. Ten. Go from there.

    Yep.... start there
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  • Backspacer_BackerBackspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
    even though it's a cover, Baba O'Reilly is a great song for that age group to be introduced to.
  • shejammztshejammzt Posts: 72
    Definately start with Ten...and work forward from there........My 11th grader just happens to get extra credit for attending PJ shows.....His Guitar teacher is a PJ fan....
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  • MK1980MK1980 Posts: 291
    Off he goes - easy to learn, the first PJ song I learnt on guitar. Nothing against 'daughter' but the tunings on that one are different. That's just my laziness shining through. Or go with 'Present tense', 'Indifference' or even 'Hunger strike'. They are all fairly easy to pick up... :)
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  • Poor Mad SailorPoor Mad Sailor Posts: 169
    mickeyrat wrote:
    start where most of us started. Ten. Go from there.

    You read my mind :D
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  • Bird889Bird889 Posts: 423
    One Song Glory wrote:
    Not For You appeals to the rebellious teenager in all of us. :)


    Agree. My son used lyrics from Not for You in his HS yearbook.

    The YOUTUBE of the SNL version would be cool. You could even expalin the background story of Cobain's death preceeding the performance
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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKEBoj9y9Vc
    Inside Job, the guitars, the message of the song
    perfection for the young
    I was there it was breathtakingly beautiful
  • CantKeepMeHereCantKeepMeHere Posts: 2,177
    Sorry folks but it has to be hard catchy quick and something they have never head before

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  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,040
    Lukin :arrow: Not For You
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  • AllNiteThingAllNiteThing Posts: 1,114
    The Alive performance from SNL.
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    nowadays hits you when you're young
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